EP0226204A3 - Method and apparatus for devolatilizing polymer solutions - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for devolatilizing polymer solutions

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EP0226204A3
EP0226204A3 EP86117443A EP86117443A EP0226204A3 EP 0226204 A3 EP0226204 A3 EP 0226204A3 EP 86117443 A EP86117443 A EP 86117443A EP 86117443 A EP86117443 A EP 86117443A EP 0226204 A3 EP0226204 A3 EP 0226204A3
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polymer solutions
devolatilizing
devolatilizing polymer
solutions
polymer
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EP0226204B1 (en
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Viney Paul Aneja
John Paul Skilbeck
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General Electric Co
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General Electric Co
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C08—ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
    • C08F—MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING CARBON-TO-CARBON UNSATURATED BONDS
    • C08F6/00—Post-polymerisation treatments
    • C08F6/001—Removal of residual monomers by physical means
    • C08F6/003—Removal of residual monomers by physical means from polymer solutions, suspensions, dispersions or emulsions without recovery of the polymer therefrom
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D1/00—Evaporating
    • B01D1/22—Evaporating by bringing a thin layer of the liquid into contact with a heated surface
    • B01D1/221—Composite plate evaporators
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28D—HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
    • F28D9/00—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary plate-like or laminated conduit assemblies for both heat-exchange media, the media being in contact with different sides of a conduit wall
    • F28D9/0012—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary plate-like or laminated conduit assemblies for both heat-exchange media, the media being in contact with different sides of a conduit wall the apparatus having an annular form
    • F28D9/0018—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary plate-like or laminated conduit assemblies for both heat-exchange media, the media being in contact with different sides of a conduit wall the apparatus having an annular form without any annular circulation of the heat exchange media
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F3/00—Plate-like or laminated elements; Assemblies of plate-like or laminated elements
    • F28F3/08—Elements constructed for building-up into stacks, e.g. capable of being taken apart for cleaning
    • F28F3/086—Elements constructed for building-up into stacks, e.g. capable of being taken apart for cleaning having one or more openings therein forming tubular heat-exchange passages
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F2250/00—Arrangements for modifying the flow of the heat exchange media, e.g. flow guiding means; Particular flow patterns
    • F28F2250/10—Particular pattern of flow of the heat exchange media
    • F28F2250/102—Particular pattern of flow of the heat exchange media with change of flow direction
EP86117443A 1985-12-16 1986-12-15 Method and apparatus for devolatilizing polymer solutions Expired - Lifetime EP0226204B1 (en)

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US80898585A 1985-12-16 1985-12-16
US808985 1985-12-16

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EP0226204A3 true EP0226204A3 (en) 1988-12-07
EP0226204B1 EP0226204B1 (en) 1993-03-03

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EP (1) EP0226204B1 (en)
JP (1) JPS62183801A (en)
AU (1) AU607688B2 (en)
BR (1) BR8606357A (en)
CA (1) CA1265289A (en)
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MX (1) MX168634B (en)

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EP0226204A2 (en) 1987-06-24
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EP0226204B1 (en) 1993-03-03
JPH0446601B2 (en) 1992-07-30
AU607688B2 (en) 1991-03-14
BR8606357A (en) 1987-10-13
JPS62183801A (en) 1987-08-12
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US4808262A (en) 1989-02-28
DE3687892T2 (en) 1993-10-07

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